5 REASONS TO REDISCOVER ASSASSIN’S CREED ROGUE TEN YEARS LATER
In 2014, at the same time as the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed Rogue for the previous generation of consoles, thus offering a new game in the series to those who still regularly played on PS3 and Xbox 360 .
In the following years, the game also landed on PC and then on PS4 and Xbox One through a Remastered, making it accessible to an even wider audience. Due to its being a “minor” project compared to its main contemporary Unity, Rogue is a lesser-known chapter compared to other top Assassin’s Creed games, despite having some ideas that made it worthy of note. After telling you the 5 reasons to replay Assassin’s Creed Unity ten years later , we tell you just as many to rediscover Assassin’s Creed Rogue a decade later:
5 REASONS TO REDISCOVER ASSASSIN’S CREED ROGUE TEN YEARS LATER
It puts us in the shoes of a Templar
Assassin’s Creed III already lets us play as the Templar Grand Master Haytham Kenway for the first few hours of the game, but Rogue takes a very different approach.
The protagonist Shay Patrick Cormac is initially an Assassin who, during the adventure, disgusted by the hypocritical and inconsistent methods of his Brotherhood, decides to desert and side with the Templars , hunting down his old companions. Rogue therefore offers us a different point of view in the eternal war between the two sides with original observations and developments compared to what has been seen in many other games in the series.
It has important narrative connections to other Assassin’s Creed games.
Despite its minor chapter nature, the events of Assassin’s Creed Rogue have key connections with some of the most important games in the brand. Rogue is in fact set between Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed III, thus proving to be an important link between the two games, deepening the context of the fight between Assassins and Templars in America.
The epilogue of the game is instead closely linked to the initial phases of Unity itself (if you are interested, here is more detail on how Assassin’s Creed Rogue ends ), with implications that will have a strong impact on the chapter chronologically set immediately after. For these reasons, rediscovering Rogue can prove useful for further deepening your knowledge of the entire series.
Still focus on naval battles
In terms of gameplay, Rogue is in direct continuity with Black Flag, thus reintroducing the focus on sea navigation and naval battles that made the fortune of its predecessor.
Of course, there is perhaps not the same freshness experienced with the adventure of the pirate Edward Kenway since Rogue limits itself to reprising what was already seen in that game without too much depth, but this does not take away from the fact that this gameplay setting remains enjoyable and engaging. So if you loved Black Flag for its gameplay, Rogue has what it takes to convince you once again.
Long-lived just right
For many fans of the series, the latest Assassin’s Creed games have become too long and too full of content, with the risk of feeling lost in the face of such abundance. Rogue is instead a much more contained experience that gets straight to the point without getting lost in excessive frills.
Completing the main story requires about ten hours , but those who want to try all of its secondary activities and complete the adventure 100% could take up to forty hours. A reasonable overall duration, perfect for those who perhaps felt too weighed down by the most recent Assassin’s Creed games.
Memorable settings
The scenarios of Assassin’s Creed Rogue are undoubtedly evocative and full of charm.
The adventure takes place between the North Atlantic , New York and the River Valley , and there is no shortage of navigation among glaciers with our galleon: navigating among the ice in an attempt to minimize the damage makes the sea crossings more engaging, in the meantime you are left speechless in front of some of the most spectacular panoramas ever offered by the brand.